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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6386831" data-attributes="member: 8835"><p>ah, stubby finger syndrome. I got long skinny fingers, so I don't have advice for that.</p><p></p><p>For picking notes, you can afford a little slop so long as you cleanly fret the note you need. In fact, it is handy to have your fingers nub into the unused strings as it mutes them, in case they get struck OR to prevent sympathetic ringing (if you pluck a string, the other string may also sound, just through receiving vibrations from the struck string.</p><p></p><p>For chords, it is a bigger deal to fret them all correctly, as they all need to be correct to sound right.</p><p></p><p>One thing I've found that matters is where your neck/headstock is causes your fingers to have more/less reach.</p><p></p><p>If the neck is low, your effective reach is less, which means your fingers will come in at an angle to the strings, causing them to touch more. that's bad.</p><p></p><p>If the neck is higher (closer to your head), then your arm/elbow comes up into the neck, giving you the most reach for your fingers. This makes it easier to get your tips onto the frets while keeping the rest of the fingers clear of the strings.</p><p></p><p>Experiment with how you hold the guitar/situate the neck. Notice that rock star low is harder to reach and fret chords. Hold it like the early Beatles, up high and things get easier.</p><p></p><p></p><p>When you go to bed, mentally visualize the chords you know and where to place them. It's better than counting sheep and reinforces your knowledge about what to do, making it easier to remember those chords when you actually need them.</p><p></p><p>Keep up the good work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6386831, member: 8835"] ah, stubby finger syndrome. I got long skinny fingers, so I don't have advice for that. For picking notes, you can afford a little slop so long as you cleanly fret the note you need. In fact, it is handy to have your fingers nub into the unused strings as it mutes them, in case they get struck OR to prevent sympathetic ringing (if you pluck a string, the other string may also sound, just through receiving vibrations from the struck string. For chords, it is a bigger deal to fret them all correctly, as they all need to be correct to sound right. One thing I've found that matters is where your neck/headstock is causes your fingers to have more/less reach. If the neck is low, your effective reach is less, which means your fingers will come in at an angle to the strings, causing them to touch more. that's bad. If the neck is higher (closer to your head), then your arm/elbow comes up into the neck, giving you the most reach for your fingers. This makes it easier to get your tips onto the frets while keeping the rest of the fingers clear of the strings. Experiment with how you hold the guitar/situate the neck. Notice that rock star low is harder to reach and fret chords. Hold it like the early Beatles, up high and things get easier. When you go to bed, mentally visualize the chords you know and where to place them. It's better than counting sheep and reinforces your knowledge about what to do, making it easier to remember those chords when you actually need them. Keep up the good work. [/QUOTE]
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